Brittany Horne, an artist from Shuqualak, remembers being presented with a challenge from Esther Howard, with the Noxubee County Historical Society, in June. The organization hadn’t received any ...
COLUMBUS — Gene A. “Effer” Sherrod, 63, died June 19, 2026, in Grenada. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, at Pilgrim Rest M.B. Church in Brooksville, with Tommy Sherrod officiating. Burial ...
WASHINGTON — Students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy and several other fields will be eligible to take out higher federal student loan amounts — at least for now — after a ...
James “Pug” Edward Forrester, 78, of Columbus, MS, passed away Monday, June 29, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-GT in Columbus, MS. Visitation will be Monday ...
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, at Mt. Peiler M.B. Church. Burial will follow at Fox Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3-6 p.m. Thursday, at West Memorial Funeral Home. West Memorial ...
Don’t try to box Bryce Mitchell in. Mitchell, a musician and research professional, knows the stereotypes often associated with being from Mississippi. And while he understands why people are often ...
States that allow mail ballots to be counted after Election Day reacted with relief Monday after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a Republican effort to outlaw the practice. A decision favoring the ...
James Oliver Allen, 87, of Columbus, MS, died on June 29th, 2026, at his home. Services will be held on Thursday, July 2nd, 2026, at First Methodist Church of Columbus Mississippi. Visitation will be ...
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday blamed Iran for carrying out a drone strike on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, calling it a “foolish violation” of the ceasefire agreement with ...
LOS ANGELES — A sprawling legislative package aimed at lowering the cost of housing and spurring more home construction won bipartisan approval from Congress this week, but it’s hit a major roadblock ...
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans who were berated by President Donald Trump over opposition to his war in Iran held a late-night vote Wednesday to try to appease him, rejecting a war powers resolution ...
At the turn of the 20th century, a young Thomas Arthur McGahey earned 50 cents a day smoothing the surfaces of marble headstones at Columbus Marble Works, a modest operation tucked near the railroad ...